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This paper explores the impact of the health crisis (covid-19) on the flows and trends of foreign direct investment in the world using various statistic, data and reports used by international organizations specialized in foreign direct investment affairs. As for the results one is optimistic and the other is pessimistic. According to the OECD even under the most optimistic scenario, FDI inflows are likely to decline by at least 30 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 before returning to pre-crisis levels by the end of 2021. The organization also excepts to have a sharp rise decline in FDI inflows in the first of 2020.After that, the impact on FDI inflows will depend on the success of public health measures and economic policies taken by governments. Under the pessimistic scenario, the decline of FDI inflows continues for a long time.
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